Gabriel M. Mendoza

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Gabriel Mendoza received his B.A. from the University of California, Irvine, in 2009, where he majored in Criminology Law & Society and minored in English. Gabriel went on to attend Whittier Law School where he received his Juris Doctor Summa Cum Laude in 2014 and graduated in the top 4% of his class, ranking 7th out of 171 students. In December 2014, Gabriel was admitted to the California Bar.

Gabriel has always had a strong commitment to advocacy, which is evident through his time at law school and in his legal career. While in law school, Gabriel was a member of Whittier’s Trial Advocacy Honors Board and Moot Court Honors Board, where Gabriel competed on multiple occasions. At the onset of his career as an attorney, Gabriel focused his practice on all things litigation, which includes extensive experience in drafting complaints, law and motion, legal research & writing, and trial preparation.

Gabriel’s passion to seek justice for personal injury victims drew him to Easton & Easton. Prior to law school, Gabriel was a paralegal for a personal injury law firm, where he experienced first-hand the inequities of a system that desired to take advantage of victims who had been harmed by the negligence of others, which sought to pay these victims as little as possible for the pain and suffering they endured. Gabriel realized that a strong and zealous advocate was needed to combat these inequities, and therefore he decided to become an attorney.

Gabriel has made an immediate impact at Easton & Easton, assisting in obtaining a six-figure settlement within his first month here. Gabriel knows that each person that walks through the doors of the office has been harmed in some way and has a unique story to tell. He excels in bringing that story to light in a compelling, persuasive, and convincing manner. Should pre-litigation negotiations fail, Gabriel is more than ready to take any case, no matter how big or small, to trial.

Gabriel has always had a strong commitment to his community and serving others. At UCI, Gabriel was a Life C.O.A.C.H. for UCI’s counseling department, where he assisted people in overcoming hurdles in their life. Gabriel was also a member of a Jump Start Program and Criminology Outreach Program that allowed him to mentor students in the Orange County area, with a focus on developing children’s goals towards obtaining higher education.

Gabriel is married to his wonderful and supportive wife Kelsey, who is currently on her way to obtaining her doctorate in Psychology. Gabriel has a love for sports, especially for basketball with his favorite team being the Los Angeles Lakers. Gabriel enjoys reading, crossfit, hiking, and finding ways to volunteer and give back to the community.

Gabriel is admitted to practice in all California state courts, the U.S. Eastern District Federal Court, and the U.S. Central District Federal Court.

Areas of Practice

Personal Injury

Bar Admissions

California

U.S. District Court Eastern District of California

U.S. District Court Central District of California

Education

Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, California

J.D. summa cum laude - 2014

Honors: Top 4%

University of California, Irvine - 2009

Major: Criminology Law & Society

Minor: English

Honors and Awards

Whittier’s Trial Advocacy Honors Board

Moot Court Honors Board

Professional Associations and Memberships

Jump Start Program , Member

Criminology Outreach Program , Member

University of California Irvine Counseling Department, Life C.O.A.C.H. , 2009

Firm Awards and Accolades

The superior client service Easton & Easton provides has earned the firm an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau.

Easton & Easton is honored to have been chosen anew each year since 2014 by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers as one of the "Best Law Firms" for the Southern California Metro Area.

Doug and Brian Easton have been selected as Top 100 Trial Lawyers for California each year since 2014 — honors given to less than 1% of attorneys.

Easton & Easton is honored to have been chosen as one of the "10 Best Personal Injury Law Firms” in all of Southern California" for 2015 based on client satisfaction — one of the highest honors we could ever hope to achieve.

Brian and Matt Easton were recently honored for their efforts in securing a $1,850,000 verdict for a client in 2016, which was selected as one of the Top 50 Personal Injury Verdicts in California by TopVerdict.com.

Doug and Brian have each been selected by Super Lawyers, an honor given to less than 5% of attorneys. Matt Easton has been selected among Super Lawyers' Up-and-Coming Top 25 in Orange County and Top 100 in Southern Califonia, an honor given to less than 1% of attorneys under 40 years old.

Easton & Easton received the “People Love Us On Yelp” award in 2016 due to the exceptional client satisfaction reviews given by our clients over the years.

Doug and Matt Easton have each been featured as Premier 100 Trial Attorneys for California since 2015 — honors given to less than 1% of attorneys.

Brian and Matt Easton have each earned lifetime appointment to the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum — The Top Trial Lawyers in AmericaTM through the results achieved for their clients. This is an honor given to less than 1% of attorneys in the United States.

Doug Easton has held the “AV Preeminent” Rating for over 30 years and Matt Easton received this prestigious distinction in 2015. The "AV Preeminent" rating is the highest possible rating for both legal ability and ethical standards, and is based on the legal profession’s oldest peer review rating system, dating back to 1887.

Doug, Brian, and Matt Easton have all been chosen as one of the "10 Best" Personal Injury Attorneys in Southern California each year since 2015 based on client satisfaction, an honor given to less than 1% of personal injury attorneys - and Easton & Easton houses three of them.

Brian Easton was selected to the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) in 2015. ABOTA is one of the most premier associations of trial attorneys and judges, requiring a certain number of jury trials as lead counsel and approval by a majority vote of the ABOTA board.

Matt Easton has been selected each year since 2014 as one of the Top 40 Trial Lawyers Under 40 for California by The National Trial Lawyers — an honor given to less than 1% of attorneys.

Doug and Matt Easton have each been chosen as one of The Best Lawyers in America for Plaintiff's Personal Injury Litigation. Best Lawyers lists attorneys who have earned selection through exemplary legal work that attracts the notice of their colleagues. Lawyers cannot buy their way onto this list.

Both Doug and Matt Easton have been selected as Top Personal Injury Attorneys by Avvo with scores of 10 out of 10 based on their skill, experience, results, peer evaluations, and client reviews.

Matt Easton has been selected as one of the Top 10 Personal Injury Attorneys Under 40 in California for 2015 by the National Association of Personal Injury Attorneys — an honor given to less than 1% of personal injury attorneys under the age of 40.

Both Doug and Matt Easton have been selected as Top Wrongful Death Attorneys by Avvo with scores of 10 out of 10 based on their skill, experience, results, peer evaluations, and client reviews.

Doug, Brian, and Matt easton have all been selected by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel among the Nation's Top One Percent of Attorneys each year since 2017.

Easton & Easton was featured in 2015 on the cover of Orange County Attorney Journal with an in-depth 5 page article about the Easton family’s success fighting for justice for their clients. Click here to read the article.

W. Douglas EastonDoug, the Managing Partner of Easton & Easton, has practiced law for more than 40 years and is chosen each year as one of the Best Lawyers in America and a Top 100 Trial Lawyer.
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Matthew D. EastonMatt, a Partner at Easton & Easton, has been selected as one of the "10 Best” Personal Injury Attorneys in California and the National Trial Lawyers’ Top 40 Under 40.
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Brian W. EastonBrian, a Partner at Easton & Easton, is a member of ABOTA and one of the National Trial Lawyers’ Top 100 Trial Lawyers for California.
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